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	<title>Georgians For a Healthy Future &#187; Medicaid</title>
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	<description>Sound Policy. Effective Action.</description>
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		<title>Protecting children, families</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We encourage the Georgia Department of Community Health to adopt a best practices approach by focusing on three evidence-based themes as it redesigns the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs for children: first, coverage matters; second, ensuring access to care requires adequate network capacity and accountability; and third, ensuring quality of care requires system coordination.]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Redesign Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest taskforce, focused on children and families will hold its first meeting on March 9th.  GHF's Outreach and Advocacy Director Amanda Ptashkin will be there to represent health care consumers who currently access these programs or who will gain access through the Medicaid expansion in 2014...]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia Legislative Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Legislative Session continues today as legislators meet for Day 27 of the 40-day Session. Crossover Day (Day 30), when a bill must pass at least one chamber to remain viable for the Session, will be March 7th. Here is what health care advocates are watching...]]></description>
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		<title>Report Spotlights Ways to Enhance Health Care for GA Children</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2935?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=report-spotlights-ways-to-enhance-health-care-for-ga-children</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of Georgia’s leading health care advocacy organizations issued a report saying the state could significantly expand medical care to more than 200,000 uninsured children with administrative practices, coverage policies and technologies already being used in other states...
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		<title>GHF Announces 2012 Legislative &amp; Policy Priorities</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2871?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ghf-announces-2012-legislative-policy-priorities</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tobacco tax]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, Georgians for a Healthy Future will work collaboratively with our coalition and community partners to advance the following health care policy priorities...]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity to weigh in with DCH on Medicaid redesign</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2709?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opportunity-to-weigh-in-with-dch-on-medicaid-redesign</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last several weeks, Navigant, the consulting firm hired by the Georgia Department of Community Health to oversee the Medicaid Redesign assessment, has been conducting focus groups across the state. Currently on the DCH website, there is an online survey for consumers, patients, providers and vendors to weigh in on the process...]]></description>
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		<title>Unlock the Doors to Real Communities</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2550?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=unlock-the-doors-to-real-communities</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is currently traveling the state to speak with families about their experiences. In a guest post, GCDD Deputy Director Pat Nobbie shares her thoughts with us...]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid and PeachCare Advocacy Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2449?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medicaid-and-peachcare-advocacy-opportunity</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Department of Community Health's Medicaid redesign process, stakeholder focus groups will be held throughout Georgia in the coming months...]]></description>
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		<title>New Resources for Outreach and Enrollment</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2444?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dch-awarded-two-grants</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Ptashkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgia's Department of Community Health (DCH) recently received a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to improve outreach and enrollment for Medicaid and PeachCare. The grant, worth $2.5 million, will allow DCH to use technology solutions to better coordinate enrollment and renewal in Medicaid and PeachCare programs... ]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid important to Georgia&#8217;s health and economy</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2421?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medicaid-important-to-georgias-health-and-economy</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2421#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when the number of people without health insurance continues to rise, Medicaid and other programs that support health care access for low-income children, families, and the disabled remain at risk...]]></description>
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